Hypothesis

How it is used

You form, state, test, support or reject a hypothesis. Product teams often use the pattern 'If we…, then…, because…'. The plural is hypotheses /haɪˈpɑːθəsiːz/.

Example sentences

1. Our hypothesis is that a shorter form will increase completed sign-ups.

2. The data didn't support the hypothesis, which is still a useful result.

Common collocations

• form a hypothesis
• test a hypothesis
• support the hypothesis
• reject the hypothesis

Related terms

• null hypothesisThe default assumption in a statistical test that there is no effect or no difference, for example that a new design does not change the conversion rate.
• A/B testAn experiment in which users are randomly split into two groups that see different versions of something, so you can measure which version performs better.
• p-valueThe probability of seeing a result at least as extreme as the one observed if there were really no effect, that is, if the null hypothesis were true.
• statistical significanceA sign that a result is unlikely to be explained by random chance alone, usually judged by whether the p-value falls below a threshold chosen in advance, such as 0.05.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• hypothesis · Data Science & Analytics
• hypothesis · Product Management
• hypothesis · Psychology
• hypothesis · Biology
• hypothesis · Statistics
• hypothesis · Sociology
• hypothesis · Academic English & Research

More terms: Machine Learning and Data Processing

• artificial intelligence
• machine learning
• model
• dataset
• training data
• label
• train
• supervised learning
• neural network
• deep learning
• loss function
• overfitting